Featured byWake Forest University
Overview
Scholarship type
Merit based
Number of scholarships to award
Multiple
Grant
Tuition fee waiver
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
Description
Begun in 1982, the William Louis Poteat Scholarship program honors one of the university’s most prominent historical figures.
These scholarships strengthen Wake Forest’s traditional relationship with its Baptist heritage and the state of North Carolina.
Benefits
The scholarship consists of a tuition fee waiver.
Eligibility
- The William Louis Poteat Scholarship is awarded to up to twenty entering needy and worthy first-year students who are active members of a North Carolina Baptist church.
- The award is based upon excellent academic achievement, promise of leadership, and involvement in one’s church, and recipients must show promise of making a significant contribution to church and society.
- The Poteat Scholarship is a competitive need-based scholarship. Applicants should complete both the CSS Profile® and the FAFSA™ by January 1, so that need may be determined before the selection process is complete.
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Any
Locations
United States
Nationality
226 nationalities
Study experience required
High school
Age
Unknown
Application
Application deadline
01 Jan 2027
Applicants for the Poteat Scholarship must submit a letter of recommendation form completed by a church member by January 1 to: William Louis Poteat Scholarship Officer.
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